CLINTON, Miss. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team continued its 14-game road swing with an 18-12 drubbing of Mississippi College on Friday afternoon to start a three-game Gulf South Conference series. UAH improves to 9-9 (8-8 GSC), while MC slips to 3-10 (0-8 GSC).
 
Game-Changer
-The Chargers offense notched a total of seven extra-base hits including four home runs by Landon Ezzell, Grfiffin Rivers, Carson Villalta and Zach Duvall as UAH powered its way to the 18-12 win on Friday.
 
Inside the Box Score
-UAH totaled 15 base hits as a team against Mississippi College, led by Ezzell who went 4-for-5 with a double, a homer, three runs and three RBI. Ezzell hit the Chargers first home run of the day, which was a two-run shot in the top of the third.
-Colin Brewer finished second on the roster with three base hits to go along with one run, three RBI and one double.
-Rivers ended the day 2-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBI, as he smacked a two-run home run to center in the eighth.
-Zach Duvall went 1-for-4 with two runs and three RBI. He notched all three of his RBI with a three-run homer in the fourth.
-Tyler McCown drew a team-high three walks and scored twice on the day.
-Villalta had a 1-for-3 performance with two runs, three RBI and two walks. The freshman hit a three-run homer to cap off a six-run rally by the Chargers in the fifth inning.
-Dylan Murphy started on the mound for the Chargers, turning in 5.0 innings with five earned runs allowed and one strikeout He improved to 4-2 with the win.
-Kody Keiser was stellar in relief with 3.0 innings, one run allowed, zero walks and a game-high six strikeouts.
 
Noteworthy
-UAH has scored 15 or more runs four times in 2021, and the squad has 15-plus runs in back-to-back games for the first time since last season with a March 1 15-12 win over West Alabama followed by a March 7 16-0 win against Christian Brothers.
-The Chargers four home runs are the second most in a single game this season.
-Villalta has recorded his first two career home runs in back-to-back games.
-Duvall now leads the Chargers with four home runs, as his four-round trippers match his career high.
 
Next Time Out
-UAH and Mississippi College wrap up the three-game set on Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.